Isidella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Calcaxonia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Phylum: Cnidaria Subphylum: Anthozoa Classis: Octocorallia Ordo: Alcyonacea Subordo: Calcaxonia

Familia: Isididae
Subfamilia: Keratoisidinae
Genus: Isidella
Species: I. elongata – I. lofotensis – I. longiflora – I. tentaculum – I. tenuis – I. trichotoma

Name

Isidella Gray, 1858

Type species: Isis elongata Esper, 1788 (type by monotypy)

Distribution

Northeast Atlantic (including Mediterranean), New England Seamounts, eastern Pacific from California to Alaska, Hawaii, Galápagos, 400–2593 m deep.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1857 [1858]. Synopis of the Families and Genera of Axiferous Zoophytes or Barked Corals. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1857: 278–294. BHL Reference page.  [original description: p. 283]

Additional references

• Cairns, S.D. 2018. Deep-Water Octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from the Galápagos and Cocos Islands. Part 1: Suborder Calcaxonia. Zookeys, 729: 1–46. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.729.21779. Reference page.  [diagnosis: p. 37-38]

Links

• Isidella in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Isidella – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Isidella.
• ION

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